ELECTRICAL - ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

The Electrical - Electronics Engineering program has become a strategic engineering axis today that brings together the classical sub-fields of electrical and electronics engineering and radically transforms them. Sensor networks, embedded systems, control and communication infrastructures, power electronics, artificial intelligence-supported decision mechanisms, and cyber-physical systems are no longer designed as singular technologies, but as integrated systems that operate in real-time, require high reliability, and are in constant interaction with the physical world. Autonomous vehicles, smart grids, industrial automation systems, defense, and space applications constitute the most visible examples of this transformation.

Research programs on autonomous systems and cyber-physical systems supported by the NSF and DARPA in the USA, and smart system platforms developed under the Horizon Europe and ECSEL/Key Digital Technologies initiatives in Europe, demonstrate that this field is now being addressed as a forward-looking, holistic, and independent area of expertise within electrical and electronics engineering. The program, structured with a focus on Electrical - Electronics Engineering, aims to integrate the engineering competencies that enable the sensing, modeling, control, and safe autonomous operation of physical systems under a single framework.

In the program, artificial intelligence, control theory, and automation are not treated as separate course clusters in the classical sense, but as fundamental components embedded in the design of electrical and electronic systems. Security, safety, and system resilience are among the central concepts of the program; the fault tolerance, reliability, and human interaction of autonomous systems are evaluated as an integral part of engineering design. In this respect, the program aims to train engineers who not only develop algorithms or hardware, but who can operate in real-world conditions and design complex systems from end to end.

Electrical – Electronics The engineering program offers an educational vision focused on autonomous and intelligent system design, built upon a strong engineering foundation in the fields of electrical, electronics, control, communication, and embedded systems. Within its intensive and application-based 7-semester (3.5-year) curriculum, students holistically acquire competencies in sensing physical systems, processing digital and analog signals, developing control algorithms, designing embedded hardware and software, and assembling these components into a safe autonomous system.

The program aims to train students not just as engineers who design circuits or develop software, but as "systems engineers" who understand and manage the entire system, from sensors to actuators, and from data to decision-making. Performance, energy efficiency, safety, cost, regulation, and ethical dimensions are considered together in the design of intelligent systems. This approach ensures that graduates are engineers who not only apply technology but also evaluate the limitations, risks, and societal impacts of technological systems.

Intelligent and autonomous systems are fundamentally changing the way systems operate in critical areas such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and space technologies. Electricity grids are becoming increasingly intelligent, manufacturing facilities are managed by autonomous decision-making mechanisms, and transportation systems are moving towards solutions that minimize human intervention. This transformation is shifting electrical and electronics engineering from a purely hardware-focused discipline into an integrated systems engineering field encompassing software, data, and decision systems.

In the coming period, autonomous systems are expected to become even more widespread in cyber-physical infrastructures, digital twins, smart cities, defense, and space applications. In this process, issues such as reliability, safety, and human-machine interaction will be central to engineering design. The seven-semester (3.5-year) structure of the program offers an agile educational model that can adapt to this rapid technological transformation, introducing students to application, prototyping, and project development processes at an early stage.

Graduates of this program, equipped with the skills to work in the design, development, and operation of intelligent and autonomous systems, gain access to a wide range of employment opportunities as electrical and electronics engineers. Autonomous vehicle technologies, industrial automation, energy systems, defense industry, aerospace technologies, communication infrastructures, and smart city applications are among the prominent career areas for graduates.

Graduates can work in roles such as control and automation engineer, embedded systems engineer, systems design engineer, autonomous systems developer, and energy and power electronics specialist. Furthermore, thanks to their interdisciplinary background, they possess the competence to directly participate in R&D centers, advanced research projects, and graduate programs. In the entrepreneurial ecosystem, they can take active roles in hardware-software integrated product development and system-based technology commercialization processes.

The program is structured with an intensive, 7-semester (3.5-year) application- and project-based approach to engineering education. Mathematical and physical foundations are integrated with courses specific to electrical, electronic, and control fields, and this knowledge is applied to real systems through project studios and laboratory work. From an early stage, students participate in team projects involving sensors, controller hardware, embedded software, and autonomous decision algorithms.

Two mandatory summer terms are structured around industry internships, research projects, or product development activities, ensuring students establish an early and strong connection with real engineering environments. This educational approach aims to equip graduates not only with technical knowledge but also with holistic competencies in systems thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, ethical responsibility, and engineering practice.